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Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It's the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a “delicate situation”—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help.

Helen Huntingdon is beautiful - so beautiful she has to wear an iron mask. Six months ago her sister Jane uncovered a fey plot to take over the city. Too late for Helen, who opted for fey beauty in her face - and now has to cover her face with iron so she won’t be taken over, her personality erased by the bodiless fey. Not that Helen would mind that some days.

Dorie Rochart has been hiding her fey side for a long time. Now, finished with University, she plans to study magical creatures and plants in the wild, bringing long-forgotten cures to those in need. But when no one will hire a girl to fight basilisks, she releases her shape-changing fey powers - to disguise herself as a boy.

"The Search for Atlantis" is a riveting tale that follows the journey of Nick Marcus, a passionate archaeologist determined to uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries the lost city of Atlantis. Nick's quest begins with the discovery of an ancient golden coin off the coast of Santorini, sparking a relentless pursuit that will take him from dusty archives to underwater expeditions in search of proof that Atlantis was more than just a myth.

Hear the bell from the sunken tower and meet the dreams not yet lost and forgotten, look in the mirror and see how the future might play out, and wonder if you would prefer not to know what happened with the old lady. The Magical Universe Collection One is the first nine short stories from The Magical Universe. All stories from The Magical Universe are self-contained and can be listened to independently. Each story is a thousand words and is also characterized as flash fiction.

Jasmine is adjusting to the reality of being a dragon-shifter. She's training to embrace the destiny imposed on her by the gods. But something is brewing. Doom is just beyond the horizon. It's apocalyptic in nature. Could it be Jasmine's mate's intrusive mother, Lady Hel, the Norse goddess of death, or might it be more than just her scheming? When Erich disappears, Jasmine is forced to travel back in time to 1799, France, where Lady Hel's maniacal brother, Fenrir, the wolf-like monster awaits. Fenrir's more than dangerous. He's pure destruction.

Потомки знатного и некогда состоятельного аристократического семейства оказались на грани нищеты. Родовое поместье обветшало, а в карманах гуляет ветер. Кажется, наконец им улыбнулась удача—для старшей из сестер Кихано нашелся состоятельный жених, который может решить все финансовые проблемы семьи.